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Lithuanian
Etymology
Most likely borrowed from Russian бакалея (bakaleja), from Ottoman Turkish بقال (bakkal), from Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl).
Noun
bakalė́ja f (plural bakalė́jos) stress pattern 1
- (collective) groceries
- (uncommon) grocery store
Declension
References
- “bakalėja”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “bakalėja”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025